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Are We Creating a Lost Generation of Women in Our Workforce?
Throughout the past 16 years, I’ve seen many qualified women come through our doors who are simply passed over in the job market, judged on…
What’s next for women’s rights? Have your say!
This month we celebrated International Women’s Day on March 8 and the kick-off of the 59th UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW). Both of these events happen…
SPLC sues private probation company, Alabama city over racketeering scheme
When Roxanne Reynolds couldn’t pay the fines from traffic tickets in Clanton, Alabama, the city court put her on “pay-only” probation – a form of…
Access to Clean Water is a Global Nutrition Issue
783 million (1 in 9) people do not have access to clean water, and it is projected that two thirds of humanity will live in water-stressed…
SPLC: Working Towards a Day When Equal Justice & Equal Opportunity Become Reality
The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) is dedicated to fighting hate and bigotry and to seeking justice for the most vulnerable members of our society.…
Let’s Make Elderly Nutrition a National Priority
In the United States of America, no senior citizen should go hungry. Unfortunately, hunger among our elderly population is a growing crisis—hunger rates have more…
Reflections From the Bridge: Where the Stain of Slavery and Segregation Met a Young Man’s Courage and a Preacher’s Dream
By Deborah J. Vagins On March 7 and 8, ACLU joined more than 80,000 Americans in Selma, Ala. to commemorate those who marched and risked their…
National Women & Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NWGHAAD) is an annual, nationwide observance that sheds light on the impact of HIV/AIDS on women and girls.…
Ghost of Jim Crow continues to haunt nation on 50th anniversary of Selma march
The eyes of the nation were trained on Selma, Alabama, this past weekend as tens of thousands of people gathered to watch President Obama address…
Hunger in Our Schools
By Kristen Bell, No Kid Hungry Supporter As the mother of two little girls, I think a lot about what their lives will be like,…
9 Eye-Opening Facts about the State of Human Rights Worldwide
In 2014, Amnesty International recorded and investigated human rights abuses in 160 countries and territories worldwide. While progress is being made in some areas, the…
PetSmart Charities Rescue Waggin’ gives dogs the ride of their lives
It’s as simple as the law of supply and demand. Some areas of the country have more dogs and puppies than they can handle. But,…